Unity Loader V2.3 Readme

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1 Unity Loader V2.3 Readme Table of Contents 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS SETUP PROCEDURE Recommendations before installation Unity Loader Setup procedure Communication Drivers installation Reliance Removable Media Driver installation REGISTRATION UNINSTALL NEW FEATURES README LAST MINUTE INFORMATION... 6 Unity Loader V2.3 Readme Page 1 / 6

2 1 SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS System: Pentium processor 1 GHz or higher. RAM Memory: 512 MB; Recommended: 1 GB. Hard Disk: 100 MB including the memory space for the software installation, temporary space for execution. Operating System: Windows XP Professional Edition, Windows Vista Business Edition or Windows 7 Professional Edition. 2 SETUP PROCEDURE 2.1 Recommendations before installation Check that you have Administrator rights. Check that the latest available Service Packs and Security Patches for Windows are installed. Close all other applications running. During the installation phase, it is recommended to disable all Antivirus services. Remark: Installation of Chinese Language Support on non-chinese Windows XP is required when Chinese is selected as Setup or Runtime Language. 2.2 Unity Loader Setup procedure If you have the packaged distribution of Unity Loader the installation software is on the installation media in your package. If you have the electronic distribution, the installation software is included in the file you downloaded. If you are installing from the installation media, enter D:\setup.exe, where D: is the drive letter for your CD/DVD drive. or If you are installing from a downloaded file, browse to the directory where you saved the downloaded file and start the installation included in this file. Remark: You either need to decompress the file or burn a CD before you can start the installation. Then follow the instructions displayed on the screen. Unity Loader V2.3 Readme Page 2 / 6

3 2.3 Communication Drivers installation USB driver is required to exchange data with Modicon M340 through the USB console port. If the driver hasn t been installed previously, for example with Unity Pro, please proceed as follows: 2. Open the folder "Communication Drivers". 3. Run the executable file "SchneiderPLCUSBDriverSuite.exe". Uni-Telway driver is required to exchange data with Premium TSX PLC platforms via a serial connection. If the driver hasn t been installed previously, for example with Unity Pro, please proceed as follows: 2. Open the folder "Communication Drivers". 3. Run the executable file "SchneiderUnitelwayDriverSuite.exe". Modbus driver is required to exchange data with Quantum TSX PLC platforms via a serial connection. If the driver hasn t been installed previously, for example with Unity Pro, please proceed as follows: 2. Open the folder "Communication Drivers". 3. Run the executable file "SchneiderModbusDriverSuite.exe". 2.4 Reliance Removable Media Driver installation Memory cards use a file system dedicated to embedded firmware in order to backup data. A driver has to be installed to access to the files from a memory card reader connected to the computer. To install the driver, please proceed as follows: 2. Open the folder "Reliance Driver". 3. Double click on the Windows Installer file (.msi). To start the Reliance Removable Media Driver after completing the installation, do one of the following: 1. Reboot the computer or 2. From the command prompt, type 'NET START RELIANCE' Note: It is not possible to access the files on a memory card with a Linux PC or a MAC. Unity Loader V2.3 Readme Page 3 / 6

4 3 REGISTRATION The registration of the software is not mandatory but recommended. To register the software, you have to launch Unity Loader. Select the "About" tab and click on the button "Register now". Then follow the instructions displayed on the screen. Remark: Registration is disabled in this version; Unity Loader runs without license check. 4 UNINSTALL To uninstall Unity Loader, please proceed as follows: 1. Call the setup of Unity Loader or 2. Open the Windows Control Panel, select "Add or Remove Programs", and select "Unity Loader" in the list Click the "Remove" button Unity Loader V2.3 Readme Page 4 / 6

5 5 NEW FEATURES Version V2.3 brings the following features: - Adaptation of Unity Loader User Interface for CRA 312xx: o These modules don't support a SD-card, but only have internal memory: Checkbox "Save on Memory Card" renamed to "No Memory Card" and disabled. Item "Memory Card" renamed to "Internal Memory" o It's not possible to start or stop these modules as they don't contain an application. o For this reason it's also not possible to download or upload applications or applicationrelated data. o New messages displayed in case of firmware download. - Registration / Licensing: o Unity Loader now checks the registration data using the OneLicensing mechanism. o Due to changes in the licensing policy the registration data from previous versions is not taken over. o Activation of free license by Web. o Reminder every 21 days if product is not registered. Remark: Registration is disabled in this version; Unity Loader runs without license check. - UAC improvement for Windows Vista and Windows 7: o Save settings in HKCU (for Windows XP in HKLM) o Default path for log files now in TEMP folder Version V2.2 brings the following features: - Setup changed from Wise Installer to InstallShield. Version V2.1 brings the following features: - Additional possibility of download or upload projects and project data for all Quantum PLC platforms via the Modbus protocol. The Modbus protocol can be chosen at the "Connection" area of the Unity Loader. Version V2.01 SP1 brings the following features: - Additional possibility of download or upload projects and project data for all Premium PLC platforms via the Unitelway protocol. The Unitelway protocol can be chosen at the "Connection" area of the Unity Loader. Version V2.0 brings the following features: - Firmware download capability for all modules that embed a firmware (CPU, Ethernet, Analog, Motion) - Update at once a CPU firmware and the project with a single memory card o A firmware update can be stored inside the memory card to be downloaded later in another hardware configuration. - Automated and transparent use of Unity Loader o Third party software can execute Unity Loader services through a batch file. Unity Loader V2.3 Readme Page 5 / 6

6 6 README LAST MINUTE INFORMATION In case you get the message "Transfer error: Not enough free space available on target device" during firmware download to PLC: The firmware download process needs free space on the memory card to store the firmware, until the upgrade was successful. If there is not enough free space on the memory card, this message appears. Please free some space on the memory card by deleting files. This can be done using the reliance file system driver (see section 2.4) and a memory card reader connected to your PC. The memory card then appears as a Windows drive, on which you can work. In case you get the message: "Warning: File... could not be transferred. FTP server rejects file name. One or more files have not been transferred" during firmware download to PLC: The firmware download process could not write the specified file to the memory card. The firmware upgrade process is aborted in this case, since the firmware files have to be consistent for a successful upgrade. This can happen, if the file to be written is read-only on the memory card. Please check the file attributes on the memory card in this case and remove the read-only flag, if it is set. This can be done using the reliance file system driver (see section 2.4) and a memory card reader connected to your PC. The memory card then appears as a Windows drive, on which you can work. Upgrading the firmware of any module (except NOE or CRA) has to be done through the CPU connection. Upgrading the NOE communication module has to be done through the connection port of the NOE module itself. It is not possible to download the firmware through the CPU. Upgrading the CRA module could be done either through a connection to the service port of the corresponding CRP using the IP address of the CRA or a connection to the service port of the CRA module itself. After upgrading a module with firmware, the firmware version displayed in the Unity Loader is not refreshed until a reset of the PLC. Today it is not possible to download an application or project data to a Quantum PLC with no valid application. If the Quantum PLC owns no valid application, like after an OS exchange, a valid application has to be downloaded first via Unity Pro, before a communication with the Unity Loader is possible. For upgrading a firmware of a Modicon M340 PLC via an Ethernet connection, please assure that no other Ethernet connection is established in parallel at the PC. This could disturb the Ethernet connection of the Modicon M340 PLC during the Firmware upgrade and could result in an unsuccessful transfer. Unity Loader V2.3 Readme Page 6 / 6